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The Martians of Science
Five Physicists Who Changed the Twentieth Century
Taschenbuch von Istvban Hargittai
Sprache: Englisch

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The Martians of Science is the engaging story of five little-known Hungarian physicists who transformed 20th century science. They emigrated to the United States from Hungary in the 1930's and were important contributors to experiments such as the Manhattan Project. Variously recognized with the National Medal for Science, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Nobel Prize for physics, these five remained close friends throughout their lives. Through decades ofpolitical and social upheaval, they held onto their Hungarian identities and were fiercely opinionated and politically active reactionaries against the fascism and anti-Semitism with which they had grown up. Based on the author's personal relationships with the subjects and many interviews with theircontemporaries, The Martians of Science is an exhaustively researched, fascinating story of an important era in history: the history of the Cold War, political history, American history, Hungarian history, and scientific history.
The Martians of Science is the engaging story of five little-known Hungarian physicists who transformed 20th century science. They emigrated to the United States from Hungary in the 1930's and were important contributors to experiments such as the Manhattan Project. Variously recognized with the National Medal for Science, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Nobel Prize for physics, these five remained close friends throughout their lives. Through decades ofpolitical and social upheaval, they held onto their Hungarian identities and were fiercely opinionated and politically active reactionaries against the fascism and anti-Semitism with which they had grown up. Based on the author's personal relationships with the subjects and many interviews with theircontemporaries, The Martians of Science is an exhaustively researched, fascinating story of an important era in history: the history of the Cold War, political history, American history, Hungarian history, and scientific history.
Über den Autor
István Hargittai is Professor of Chemistry and head of the George A. Olah PhD School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. He is a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and has lectured in some 30 countries and taught at several universities in the United States. His books include the Candid Science series of his collected interviews with famous scientists, The Road to Stockholm, and Our Lives.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Introduction

  • 1: Arrival and Departure

  • 2: Turning Points in Germany

  • 3: Second Transition: to the United States

  • 4: To protect and defend: World War II

  • 5: To Deter: Cold War

  • 6: Being Martian

  • Epilogue

  • Greatness in Science

  • Had They Lived

  • Conclusion

  • Appendix: Quotable Martians

  • Notes

  • Select Bibliography

  • Annotated Name Index

  • Subject Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Genre: Importe, Technik allg.
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780195365566
ISBN-10: 0195365569
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hargittai, Istvban
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: Istvban Hargittai
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.05.2008
Gewicht: 0,562 kg
Artikel-ID: 120658798
Über den Autor
István Hargittai is Professor of Chemistry and head of the George A. Olah PhD School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. He is a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and has lectured in some 30 countries and taught at several universities in the United States. His books include the Candid Science series of his collected interviews with famous scientists, The Road to Stockholm, and Our Lives.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Introduction

  • 1: Arrival and Departure

  • 2: Turning Points in Germany

  • 3: Second Transition: to the United States

  • 4: To protect and defend: World War II

  • 5: To Deter: Cold War

  • 6: Being Martian

  • Epilogue

  • Greatness in Science

  • Had They Lived

  • Conclusion

  • Appendix: Quotable Martians

  • Notes

  • Select Bibliography

  • Annotated Name Index

  • Subject Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Genre: Importe, Technik allg.
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780195365566
ISBN-10: 0195365569
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hargittai, Istvban
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: Istvban Hargittai
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.05.2008
Gewicht: 0,562 kg
Artikel-ID: 120658798
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